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681 | scripture? - the "cloak of humility" | 1 Peter | justme | 50825 | ||
Dear Stephen: Peter 5:5. There is your verse. I mean this to help you, ok? If you have a Bible, in most there is a concordance, in the back. There you look for a key word and there will be listings of words and how they are used in verses. You pick the closest one and it should work. You can buy Exhustive Concordances that have every word in the Bible! These concordances are made for the version of the Bible you use. NIV, KJV, NKJV, NASB, RSV, NRSV, and so on. Depending on where you go they cost from 20 dollars to 30 depending if you go to a discount Bible house publishers. This web site has links you can order on line for one. We have 5 in different versions and find then very helpful. This is one tool you will never regre getting I asssure you! agape, justme. |
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682 | Generational Curses | Bible general Archive 1 | justme | 50823 | ||
Dear pastor gerry. I have a couple of answers from everyone but you. Are you a pastor of a church? I just wanted to know, no real reason. agape, justme |
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683 | eternal life/death question | Bible general Archive 1 | justme | 50734 | ||
Your question is simple, but takes a lot of time to process it over in you own mind. God wants us to love Him of our own free will. In giving us freedom to choose, there must be a choice to make. If we choose to love God then logic must follow that we have the choice not to love. So in creating the choice he also created the choice or consequense to be bad. Either way it is our choosing. No one is insane, it is a matter of free will. To add into this equastionGod because He is all knowing he Knows ahead who will be saved and who will not. Remember God does not do the choosing. However because He is all knowing those which are lost He foreknows. Some call this predestination. Others call it election. No matter what you call it the heart of every Christian out to be sharing Christ as we do not know who will make Christ Lord. We are to be Christ's ambassadors. This part of theology sparks big debates, which I would say This is how I understand the Word. If someone has a better answer th share that listento it and read the Word and make up your own mind. agape, justme |
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684 | God's Order: Belief First! | Acts 10:47 | justme | 50727 | ||
Dear Mommapbs: Who can baptize someone else? Must it be an Ordained person as Southern Baptist believe? Where must it take place? Some have small bottles of the river Jorden water and add it in the rest of the water. Arethere certian word which must be said in a direct way to make baptism real? aagpe, justme |
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685 | One religion as good as another? | John 14:6 | justme | 50652 | ||
Dear Hank: Old justme proverb says; The bait must be attractive, and cover hook completly. Very well done wise master! agape, justme |
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686 | pastors income ? | 1 Tim 5:17 | justme | 50648 | ||
Dear Strongfellow: lCor,9:9 to 14. This specfically says a Pastor is entitled to receive his income from the Church. Even a Bi-vocational minister needs to be supported. The Elders or Decons, depending on how your church is set up, are responsible for three tables. The Lords Table, the Pastors table, and the Poor's table. All pastors serve full time! Some only get part time pay. This is a very sensitive subject for me. I experienced first hand what it was to have to care for our family on 65.dollars a week in 1986 to 1989. We paid all utilities in a rundown 100 plus year old parsonage. Yes the church incresaed the missiom giving every year, but never an increase for our family. I saw hours upon hours of visitation, sermon preperation, and constant interuption of our time with our family time. As a family our children went with out. As a family we were totally supportive of the ministry. We had no health insurance. Their pastor often beat the ambulance to the ER when some called to tell him someone was hurt. Yes God supplied our needs. The people of the church missed out on a deep blessing. Did it have an effect on our children? Oh yes, and it was almost too high a cost. Consider this, it cost over 100,000. dollars to get his BA, M.Div. and MARS degrees. And the Lord, with ways that seem hard to understand, the debt of student loans were paid in full. But not by the church, or amyone in any church. This nearly cost him his life. Was it worth it? Yes! Is ministry painful, yes! Infact it cost Jesus His life. Are we as Families in ministry going to suffer? We expected it would! And with no supprise it did. So what about pastors income? Having been the person responsible for the budget, let me make a suggestion. A full time pastor should make no less than the avarage income of the people he serves. If you have a parsonage make at nice as the avarage church members home. Be generious, remember, how the childrens dad is paid directly influences how they see God as supplying their needs. Make an effort to show some kind of tangeable reward durring Pastors Appreciation Month! Rember the families birthdays, if with nothing more than a cake, show you care! I would insist that the Pastor take two vacations a year. Remember he to needs to recharge his spiritual life, and be alone with his family. Above all else if you have a problem with the pastor, don't go to his wife, or fellow church members! Go directly to him first! Then go by Matt 18:15 to 20. Never fire a pastor with out him being directly involved. Get a third spiritual party to help work through the problem. If leaving is the only answer, then make your parting as kind as possible. Remember the community you live in is watching you. Also remember, the pastors family needs grace and mercy as well. Ther are no perfect churches, and there is no such thing as a perfect pastor either. In the four churches we served, together as a family, we gave more than we ever received from the church. We recieved from the Lord through other people outside the church more than we evrer gave. Many churches miss a blessing by not ministering to their pastor and his family. I am totally convienced that God will care for the pastors family regardless, even if the church is stingy God wil supply the need, some how . Did our children come out as adults with hurt feelings? YES, our three year old, at the time, I can still remembering her asking, why doesn't my Sunday school teacher love me any more? As an adult she has said how much that hurt her. I would say make any leaving experience for the pastors family a kind one. When a pastor resigns bare in mind most likely he has prayed until his eyes were overflowing, before making the final choice. Pastors are a gift from God, and so are churches. So pray four pastor as much as you expect him to pray for you. agape justmer |
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687 | New life? | Acts 2:38 | justme | 50630 | ||
Dear Grace and Truth: There is a very close relationship in believing in Christ and, baptism closely following conversion. I think you will see new life starts when by faith we make Christ Lord. The two were considered part of one event. Even though Baptism is not a means by which we enter into a saving relationship with Christ, baptism is most certianly associated with union with Christ. I summerised and added to the NASB STUDY BIBLE notes on verse 4. I felt it helped me express a very touchy subject, that has cause a huge, needless debate in the recent past. I have move closer to believing that baptism complets this Union between Christ and the Believer than I did before. I still believe if a person prayes to make Christ Lord with no chance of being baptized and dies, say while in the hospital, that person would be saved. However, any person who refuses to be baptized by immerson has a fatal flaw in their faith. I hope this does not confuse you. agape, justme |
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688 | I need a Dictionary of origen of words. | Bible general Archive 1 | justme | 50335 | ||
Dear Brethern: I know this is a rather late answer. VINES EXPOSITORY DICTIONART OF THE NEW TESTAMENT WORDS is by far the best you canbuy. I use mine very frequently. I know you will be glad to at least look at one. agape, justme |
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689 | I need a Dictionary of origen of words. | Bible general Archive 1 | justme | 50334 | ||
Dear Brethern: I know this is a rather late answer. YINES EXPOSITORY DICTIONART OF THE NEW TESTAMENT WORDS is by far the best you canbuy. I use mine very frequently. I know you will be glad to at least look at one. agape, justme |
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690 | Salvation outside of the church | Rom 10:17 | justme | 50324 | ||
New Creation: Again you are trying to stirr the pot Why? I will play devils advocate for you, don't want you to feel left out. NO! You must light three candeels, crawl on all fours and pledge 20 percent of your income, and pray facing east three times a day. Actually some people might fimd this easier that repenting of their sin! I hope you see how your questions are not honest. You are just wasting time for attention? You have gotten it now I hope you feel better. justme |
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691 | Salvation outside of the church | Rom 10:17 | justme | 50323 | ||
New Creation: Again you are trying to stirr the pot Why? I will play devils advocate for you, don't want you to feel left out. NO! You must light three candeels, crawl on all fours and pledge 20 percent of your income, and pray facing east three times a day. Actually some people might fimd this easier that repenting of their sin! I hope you see how your questions are not honest. You are just wasting time for attention? You have gotten it now I hope you feel better. justme |
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692 | baptismal regeneration - true or false | NT general Archive 1 | justme | 50308 | ||
New Creation I forgot to add that is one of the ruels on the green part you agree to when submitting a question. Please, please, can't you see this is divisive? Justme |
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693 | baptismal regeneration - true or false | NT general Archive 1 | justme | 50307 | ||
New Creation if you know a issue will cause strong feelings, that may raise others densive feelings, stop trying to provoke a divisions. Try to edify or build up, or encourage. agape justme |
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694 | Is church membership required? | Heb 10:25 | justme | 50305 | ||
Dear ayfoster: Hebrews 10;25 should help clear up some of your questions. So the answer is yep. I f you belong to the Elks club unless you attend the club meetings you are not an Elk member. Get the idea? I believe you miss out for significant growth if you fail to go whenever you are able. The church I attend, Calvary Chapel does not have formal membership. But having been in churches that require membership, and members voting on every issue, I found the Pastor, Elder form of church leadership more in tune to Gods Word. That's my opinion only. Fellowship is very important, and there should be both kinds. I have not seen to many on mature christians out side of the church. There is no lone ranger christians. Hope this helps a little. agape, justme |
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695 | trapped in marriage | Bible general Archive 1 | justme | 50302 | ||
Dear Humbled2serve:I have read all the advice given by our expert team of marriage counselors. Why did you marry Mr. Right a second time? My big concern is your children. You say you husband makes you feel trapped, miserable, and you have no desire to be with him. Not to mention he is comfortable hanging out with a homosexual friend. Does any of this seem a little odd to you? What are you teaching by your example to your children? Is this a marriage where you were forced into? I will bet you children are being subjected to things that just not ought to be. Frind you need to get some serious counseling, quick. Are you not worried that with so many sexual encounters you life could be indanger? God expects yiu to protecr your children, and use you God given internal gut feelings. What woman in her right mind would love being abused? What you have said is I deserve this relationship. I don't deserve any better. My question is why? Any christian who says to stay in this relationship is lacking in understanding of what scripyure says about a husband. I believe there are those so narrow in understanding scripyure they have you stay inthis situation regardless of the risk your children are in say nothing of you. GET OUT ASAP! A house is not a home, and not worth what you seem to be payibg emotionally for it. agape, justme |
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696 | Mom died Angry with God | Bible general Archive 1 | justme | 50283 | ||
Dear Heaven: I see several issues in you question: I need to be honest, but loving at the same time. We reap what we sow is one principle of Gods. Byy your statement it appears you have a child by this man, with whom you are living with. Please correct me if I have not understood this correctly. One prob;em is that you are living in fornication, which is sin. You cand expect God tho change himor you when you refuse to repent of you sinful living arrangement. You say you are going to get married. Why would you want to? There are many believers like you, who are going to do things their way. Gods way is coutship, marriage, honeynoon, and establish a home, start your family. That's Gods ideal. However we fail. I suggest you and your fathers father part until he is genuinely saved, and you have a ring, and date to marry, and get married and then unite as husband and wife. This is called repentance. Your boyfriends grief needs Gods healing touch. God can habdel his anger. Whit some Godly counseling he might heal qquycker and in a healthy way. I woild say you both have your basket full. I encourage to turn to Christ and become a follower of His ways. Should you choose to continue living as you are I see little help for you or him. I pray you will be strong enough to do what is pleasing to God. agape, justme |
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697 | Where is trib? | Revelation | justme | 50278 | ||
I am a per-trib believer anf in my understanding the only thing to save you would to ask Christ to be your LOrd. Most likely this would mean physical death by exucution. Why not ask Christ to be your Lord now? That is if you have not already done so. agape, justme |
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698 | Generational Curses | Bible general Archive 1 | justme | 50177 | ||
Dear Gerry: Are you really a pastor? I mean nothing by that just wanted to know abouthow you chose your name? I will try and find an answer but I want to research it.\agape, justme |
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699 | How did the people in Nod come to be | Genesis | justme | 50175 | ||
Go to the Quick Searck on the right upper screen and type in CAIN. Press the left mouse button on search. Wala you will have lots of your questions answered. agape, justme |
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700 | The Primacy of Gods' word | Galatians | justme | 50173 | ||
Dear BradK: I must admit I do have a serious problem with women being alone in the mission field. I think if there is no man christian enough then maybe the mission should be halted from the first. It is high time men who feel that praeching and pastoring is for men only, to close the churches down! Perhaps, some of these wimpy pansey christian men will see people are going to hell because of there view women are second class christians! Culture has much to do with how we understand scripture! Lets turn arround and ask should we return to the culture ways of Paul? Please consider God does refer to him as a hen wwho would gather her chicks, and other references that show that God is tender atributes of a female as well. Why was Adam incomplete? What made him complete? a woman, female EVE, not Steve. God is neither male or female! As God moved on men to pen His perfect without error word He used words that we could understand. I doubt he was ever saying man is so much better, or woman is much less. We are co-workers with different abilities and responsibilities, different but both are equal in Gods sight. That's what Gal.3:28 is about. I gladly seek understanding of Scriptual truth, to up lift all children of God. Hope this helps also. agape, justme |
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